Lizeth Lopez
Las Vegas,Nevada
Summary
Dedicated and eager to help young people reach full potential through positive and effective support. Compassionate and encouraging with 2 years of experience working with behavioral youth raging 11-19yrs . Assists youth in navigating various situations using healthy coping skills. Worker who has comprehensive experience developing and implementing core programs to meet needs for self-development, education, homelessness, and drug and alcohol abuse. Creative and understanding professional commended for modeling and teaching life skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Compliance Coordinator
Nevada Behavioral Health Systems
2023.07 - Current
- Prepared and submitted regulatory filings in timely manner.
- Assisted with internal and external audits to confirm compliance in record keeping
- Evaluated medical guidelines and benefit coverage to determine appropriateness of services.
- Facilitated workgroup meetings with medical personnel to find effective solutions to issues.
- Devise or identify solutions for irregular requests and issues.
- Obtained authorizations from multiple insurance carriers for various levels of care.
- Managed 50- 230+ inpatients by tracking each case in detail until patient was discharged from hospital.
- Supervised and maintained all utilization review documentation through Excel software.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Daily communication with facility and Doctors regarding patients admissions and discharge.
Youth Advocate
Youth Advocate Program
2021.08 - 2023.07
- Visited clients' homes to better comprehend environment and how it affected behavior and responses to situations.
- Conducted assessments to determine types of services individuals required.
- Managed and led activities promoting growth in mental, emotional, and educational areas.
- Completed necessary reports and documentation to maintain thorough, accurate case records.
- Contributed to development of individualized plans to support youth goal achievement.
- Contributed to court proceedings, advocating for family's best interests and recommending balanced solutions.
- Planned, promoted and managed parent workshops on assisting children in attaining academic success.
- Facilitated family meetings to ensure communication and collaboration between family members.
- Implemented research-based interventions and strategies to support positive behavior and social-emotional development.
- Experience working with DFS (Department of family services)
- Created flowing communication between families, youth's, probation officer, and other community resources
- Make referrals to community-based organizations
- Performed non-violent crisis intervention as appropriate
- Completed all required paperwork and logs, including incident reports, and runaway reports
- Client onboarding & processing through data entry, document filing, application support, any and all related needs for over 20 families.
Skills
- Clinical utilization review
- Case Service Plans
- Individualized Treatment Plans
- Family and Individual Counseling
- Emotional Support Abilities
- Crisis Situations
- Educational Programs
- Case File Management
- Behavioral Interventions Expertise
- Progress Evaluation
- Staff Training
- Data Entry and Analysis
- Case Management Tracking
- Database Management
- Administrative Management
- Time management
Education
High School e.q Diploma
Certified in Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED from the American Red Cross
References
Eleazar Martinez
Program Supervisor at Youth Advocate Programs
4330 S Valley View Blvd Suite 128, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Phone number : (702)286-9390
Marshinae D.
Program Coordinator at Youth Advocate Programs
4330 S Valley View Blvd Suite 128, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Phone number : (725)300-6866
Maritza Herrera
Department manager at Nevada Behavioral Health Systems
3321 Buffalo Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89129
Phone number : (424)800-1218
Community work/volunteer
The Just One Project : Helped pack and organize food bank to pass out to families in need.
Wetlands Hands On : Cleaned Parks, Organized volunteer groups, planted trees and others plants.
San Miguel Community Garden : Help different garden programs maintain, move, and plant.
Cambridge Recreational Center : Spoke to at risk youth on gang violence & organized volunteers for cleaning.
Timeline
Compliance Coordinator
Nevada Behavioral Health Systems
2023.07 - Current
Youth Advocate
Youth Advocate Program
2021.08 - 2023.07
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